Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-16
/ HOT DEBATE.
Two Of the Members Of the Commors
Talk Hard About the Lords and
Are Suspended,
Editor O. BrIen's Friends Complain Be-
cause He is Confined in Cell Nine
By -Four Feet.
This BIttch9l's Town affair Discussed in
Northumberland Says the Police
Acted Like CoWdrdg.
England.
SUSPENDED FROM THE COMMONS.


LONDON, Sept. 13.-DuIing tee discus
sion il the House CT Commons last night
Of the amendment made in the House IF
Lords to tie coal miners bill, Mt. Gre
ham, an advanced Liberal member Tor
WAS suspended for refusing
20 apologize for derogatory reference to
tle House of Lords.
Mr.. Edward Harrington, National
member tor West KerrE, was also sus
pended during last nights sitting. At the
time the House was considering the
amendment made by the House CT Lords
to the trunk bill in reference to the
weekly payment Of wages in Ireland.
MIR. Harrington afte- being warned Tor
his utteranCes during debate YVES ordered
by the Speaker TO tske his seat. He
replied p8ssionately: 81 will no5 resame
my seat. You nave been watching to
pounce upon me ever since l rose. l
claim my right to speak" Mr. Harcing-
ton was thereupon suspended, ana
retired from the House amid the cheers
OF the PaTnellite members.
IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-In the Commons
this evening Graham, Home Ruler, IN his
speech attacked the House OF Lords Tor
dSring to dictate TO men elected by the
people.
The Speaker demanded an apology for
this failure 10 observe his previous Re
Duke, and on Graham's refusal TO apollo
glze the Speaker named him, and Graham
left the House. The Speaker also named
Mr.. Harrington.
w. II. Smith, government leader, moved
that harrington be suspended. The
motion w&s greeted with ironicsl lau2hte
by Che Parne!litss, and with cries of
"heer the bookseller" referring to
Smiths propTietorship OF q number OF
book stalls in London. Harrington with
drew during the division on Smiths
motion.
Joen Phillip Nolan, Home Ruler, asked
il it was tru9 that William O'Brien VISA
confined in Cell nine by tour feet, and il
BGlfour, CEief Secretary for Ireland,
meant 10 order reasonable accomm0da-
tons for the prisoner.
Bslf0ur said he lad no knowledge re
gpectiug the nature OF the cell occupied
by O'8rien. OF course 1t was his (Bal
four's) desire that O'Brien be comiorta
bly, confred, and the prigoa rules pro
vided that uatried prisoners should nave
reasonable accommodations.
Nolan said ne hoped the government
would relax the prison rules applicable tC
political offenders i'll Ireland, aud especial
| " urged the mobilization of the degrad
| ing duties enforced on common criminals
Balfour said he was ulsble ID see tla
the offenses of persons arrested undei
/ the crimes act differed from offenses uu
| der the ordinary law. Any alterations il
| the treatment of prisoners ought to b'
! applied after due inquiry. All prisoners
should be treated alike regarding prisoi
discipline. lie saw some difficult,
reconciitg the statement now mac
With the language formerly used by IL;
Irish members to the effect that # tn
crimes act was enforced, the prisoner
put in jail under its provisions would b.
better of than outside the prisons. IL
was unable TO conceive how the Iris
members could make any distinction be
tween the prison treatment Of person
under arrest for incitGg people to Grim
and outrage, than given those IN
der arrest for committing Grim
and outrage. O'Brien had onl
himself to thank for beis
now in custody. II he appeared ia cou9
st Mitchel!stCwn to answer the summon
commanding him to appear there al
answer the charge against him, even
convicted, he might have remained s
large prior to adjudication OF the appea
Conservative cheers.
LabouCberc denounced the police &C
count Of the MitchellstCWn aEray as
gross, impudeng tissue of lies. Ee char
acterizad the men who issued the accour
as liars SIS well as murdarerS. He dt
manded an impartial Inquiry into the oui
rage.
ParEell said nothing reflected more 81:
credit on The government than the presel
trestment OF political prisoners. II
late Mr.. Forster treated his prisoner
with humanity. Now the governmeg
tried to strike terror into tn" hearts {
their opponents by treatin, pclitic
prisoners like criminals OF the hase
type. Referring to the Mi.chensto1
STAR Par1ell declared 10 government RI
porter ever molested any OF II
! Thousand meetings which had BET
held by the Irish Nation
, league in Ireland. The meeting
MitchellstoWn was equally open to the
j., reporters. TIE police ected like coWsr,
:, and were part Of the system which w
!. $ reign OF terror within prison, and Oh
: Of murder outside. Instead of Concet
). ing Ireland right to mana!
. her own affairs the government had take
= her by the throat and was trying
" strspgle her. In conclusion Parnell 50
{ he wished Bsitour outside CT his 10
; Irish cheers "My only fear is" add
., tne Irish leader, "lest some men beCor
: eXasperateo as to commit wild acts
;; revenge. l will continue, however,
u urge my countrymen to be patient &,
= endure wrong AID suffering until they 2
home rule" c GERS.
!, The appropriation blI passed its thi
reading and the House adjourned uu
Friday, when Parliament will be p1
rooueS